Hi I was wondering how hard it would be to have slide show of images rather that a gallery you have to click through, has anyone got code that will do this?
CheersSounds simple. Make a list of your images, be it an array or in a database, pass the image ID to be displayed via the query string, and use client side refreshes to send them to the next picture after a certain amount of time.
I shall warn you though, this is the web and not TV, it's a different medium and people are used to having control of what's happening, that's something you have to respect. If you take the control away from them, you're decreasing your site's usability. This will make them feel trapped, and whatever you think you're gaining when "helping" them click, you're losing in usability. So basically I'm saying; lose the slide show, give them navigation. If you really want the slide show, make navigation the default behaviour, and offer the slide show as an alternative.
CheersSounds simple. Make a list of your images, be it an array or in a database, pass the image ID to be displayed via the query string, and use client side refreshes to send them to the next picture after a certain amount of time.
I shall warn you though, this is the web and not TV, it's a different medium and people are used to having control of what's happening, that's something you have to respect. If you take the control away from them, you're decreasing your site's usability. This will make them feel trapped, and whatever you think you're gaining when "helping" them click, you're losing in usability. So basically I'm saying; lose the slide show, give them navigation. If you really want the slide show, make navigation the default behaviour, and offer the slide show as an alternative.